Agreed; none of this even passes the smell test to me, it seems absurd to bundle this level of functionality and not have a big warning on the can: "You are not

Agreed; none of this even passes the smell test to me, it seems absurd to bundle this level of functionality and not have a big warning on the can: "You are not really in control of your machine, at all." I wouldn't have purchased my last Intel chip with better knowledge of this junk side-loaded, full-access, completely-opaque OS, made by a company incredibly thick with our mates in the 5 Eyes etc.